# Svartholm fortress

- **Country:** Finland
- **Coordinates:** 60.379401, 26.299689
- **Condition:** Partly ruined
- **Year Built:** 1749
- **Location Text:** Loviisa

Svartholm fortress is a sea fortress located outside Loviisa in Southern Finland, situated at the mouth of the Bay of Loviisa. Constructed between 1749 and 1764 under the direction of Lieutenant-Colonel Augustin Ehren

![Photo of Svartholm fortress](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/94/Svartholma_from_air.jpg)

**Source:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svartholm_fortress (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)